An exonuclease I hydrolysis assay for evaluating G-quadruplex stabilization by small molecules

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2007, Pages

  Yao, Yuan ^a   Wang, Quan ^a   Hao, Yu Hua ^b   Tan, Zheng ^a,b  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXONUCLEASE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; TELOMERASE; 3,3' DIETHYLOXADICARBOCYANINE; 3,3'-DIETHYLOXADICARBOCYANINE; 3,6 BIS(1 METHYL 4 VINYLPYRIDIUM)CARBAZOLE DIIODIDE; 3,6-BIS(1-METHYL-4-VINYLPYRIDIUM)CARBAZOLE DIIODIDE; CARBAZOLE DERIVATIVE; CARBOCYANINE; DNA; EXODEOXYRIBONUCLEASE; EXODEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; GUANINE; PORPHYRIN; PYRIDINIUM DERIVATIVE; QUADRUPLEX DNA; TETRA(4 N METHYLPYRIDYL)PORPHINE; TETRA(4-N-METHYLPYRIDYL)PORPHINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DNA DETERMINATION; DNA MICROARRAY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME STABILITY; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; HYDROLYSIS; MOLECULAR SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; EVALUATION; HELA CELL; HUMAN; METABOLISM; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TELOMERE;

CARBAZOLES; CARBOCYANINES; DNA; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; EXODEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; GUANINE; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; HYDROLYSIS; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES; PORPHYRINS; PYRIDINIUM COMPOUNDS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TELOMERASE; TELOMERE;

EID: 34250633242     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkm194     Document Type: Article

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